In the 6th round of Group G of the European preliminaries of the World Cup, Poland defeated Malta 3-2 and Lewandowski scored. Malta became the 39th national team that Lewandowski has scored in his career, tying Messi and second only to Cristiano Ronaldo (48). Lukaku represented the Belgian team and scored 37 national team goals.
According to statistics, Lewandowski has scored against opponents from five continents: Africa (1 team), South America (1 team), Australia (1 team), Asia (3 teams), and Europe (33 teams). The only one who has not cracked the door of the CONCACAF national team, although he has played against Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Lewandowski has scored against 39 opponents and failed to score against 31 opponents. The Czech Republic has played Poland 6 times, but Lewandowski failed to score a goal. Lewandowski's favorite opponents are Gibraltar and San Marino, against whom he scored 6 goals each. Andorra, Latvia and Romania ranked second, with Lewandowski scoring 5 goals each. Armenia and Lithuania are third, with Lewandowski scoring 4 goals each.
Lewandowski scored 88 goals for the Polish national team, ranking him seventh on the all-time scorer list. If you only count goals in continental Europe, he ranks third. Only Cristiano Ronaldo (143 goals) and Lukaku (89 goals) have scored more goals than him. Among active players, Lewandowski ranks fifth. Messi (115) and Indian player Sunil Chhetri (95) have also scored more goals than him.